Page 3: Historical Events In April - 01

1864  Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer on April - 01.   

1865  On April - 01 baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril.   

1865  On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

1865  -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama on April - 01.   

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on April - 01.   

1866  US Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US on April - 01.   

1866  On April - 01 ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino)   

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on April - 01.   

1867  On April - 01 blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama   

1867  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Paris   

1868  On this day in history hampton Institute opens   

1868  The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author on April - 01.   

1868  The Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank on April - 01.   

1868  Edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) on this day in history.   

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on April - 01.   

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on April - 01.   

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

1870  On April - 01 patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

1871  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer   

1872  1st edition of The Standard on April - 01.   

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on April - 01.   

1873  On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

1873  On April - 01 the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

1873  On April - 01 sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor)   

1875  On this day in history the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.   

1875  On April - 01 edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)   

1876  On this day in history 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)   

1878  On April - 01 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

1878  Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

1883  The birth of Lon Chaney, American actor on April - 01.   

1883  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor on April - 01.   

1884  On April - 01 laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)   

1885  On April - 01 clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones   

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  On this day in history birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1528  On this day in history death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.